Jobs have been a blessing or a curse for some who have worked the pandemic. Aaron tells us about how his job has been more important in the past year. The job spectrum is either on the rise or falling on bring Aaron halls fish all around the United States. Supplies have been more inContinue reading “Aaron, Farwell”
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Lily, Saginaw
High school isn’t expected to be the best time of your life, but you should still have a good experience. Lily is a student from Saginaw herself had half of junior year cut short and barely any of her senior year has a lot to say. While a lot of school might have missed theContinue reading “Lily, Saginaw”
Erin, Birch Run
The pandemic has affected everyone differently. For most life continued as normal, for others who were about to start a new journey were in for a rude awakening. “When I found out I was pregnant in 2019 it was the best gift that could have been given to my husband and I.” Erin is aContinue reading “Erin, Birch Run”
Linda, Saginaw
Linda is a 76 year old retired healthcare worker, mother and grandmother. She first heard about Covid from the news while it was only spreading in China. She discusses how by her age flu variants don’t worry her as much because she’s already had most of them. The problem is, because Covid-19 is a brandContinue reading “Linda, Saginaw”
Gabby, Saginaw
Gabby is an 18 year old student at Delta College studying to be a veterinary technician. Before Covid-19 she was a high schooler who worked part time at TJ Maxx but in June 2020 TJ Maxx officially closed for the statewide lock down leaving Gabby jobless. When the store opened back up again, her jobContinue reading “Gabby, Saginaw”
Sara, Saginaw
Sara is a 50 year old mother of two who has been working as a pharmacist at the VA for 8 years. Although she is a frontline worker and carried on working through the pandemic, her life didn’t change drastically. She does suspect her life won’t ever be exactly the same after everything though. WhenContinue reading “Sara, Saginaw”
Macy, Saginaw
Macy is a 18 year old recent high school graduate from Saginaw County Michigan, throughout the beginning of the pandemic she was a co-op patient transporter at MidMichigan Health. When the cases started to climb MidMichigan was forced to drop her co-op position in order to reduce Covid-19 exposures to high school students. She describesContinue reading “Macy, Saginaw”
Coty, MIdland
Storyteller: Manuela Harper Coty is a 31-year-old assistant to a Colorectal Surgeon. She first heard about COVID sometime in February of 2020. Working in the healthcare field, emails were being sent out making everyone aware of the situation. Not much information was known but they were letting people know what they could without tryingContinue reading “Coty, MIdland”
Randi, Bay City
Randi is 35 and recently moved from Chicago, Illinois to Bay City, Michigan to live with her sister. Randi is an Account Executive for a Graphic Design sign company in Chicago. Her life has changed drastically throughout the course of the Pandemic, moving back to her hometown after living in another state for nearly tenContinue reading “Randi, Bay City”
Richard, Bay City
Richard is 39 years old and lives in Bay City, Michigan. Richard is lucky because even before the pandemic he was already working remotely. He is a Software Developer for Ascension Health and works closely with healthcare professionals. Because of his job working in a hospital, Richard has been in a more privileged position toContinue reading “Richard, Bay City”
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